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Japanese designers come together to create a series of posters to raise awareness about energy conservation after the earthquake. A selection of the better ones at the Link and a Tumblr with all of them here.
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Chartwell, a font by TK Type that uses OpenType to create pie charts on the fly. Brilliant and time-saving.
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by bryony
Hand-sewn, 9-by-7-feet rugs by Augustina Woodgate “made from recycled stuffed animals skins.” How many teddy bears lost their lives for this?!
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Archive of The Poster Worksop, “set up in the summer of 1968 in a basement in Camden Road, Camden Town, London” and inspired by the Atelier Populaire, set up in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, in May 1968. The Poster Workshop printed and designed posters for a series of rogue groups and clients.
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Creators Inn lets creators stay at no cost (yes, FREE), as long as you make something during your stay. The aim? To promote the local area and give something back to travelling creators whose presence contributes to a more interesting city.
03.28.2011
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Cape Town, South Africa-based Studio Botes brings you a stop-motion animation on what it takes to go solo and establish your own design business with advice from local and international designers.
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Pentagram reminisces on 15 years of work for United Airlines by partners Michael Bierut and Daniel Weil, spanning everything from industrial design (cup shown) to menus to first class seats to United’s discount airline, Ted.
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